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simarre

simarre is the alternative spelling of simar.

Meaning of simar

Noun

simar (plural simars)

  1. (archaic, historical) A woman's loose, long dress or robe; sometimes specifically, an undergarment or chemise.
    • [T]heir beautiful tresses were braided and incensed; and they were wrapped in symars whiter than alabaster.1786, [William Beckford], translated by [Samuel Henley], An Arabian Tale, from an Unpublished Manuscript: […] [Vathek], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], →OCLC
  2. A type of ecclesiastical vestment, similar to a cassock.
  3. (obsolete) A light covering; a cloak or mantle.

Forms of simarre

pluralsimarres

Origin of simarre

Borrowed from French simarre.

Questions about simarre

What is simarre the alternative spelling of?
Simarre is the alternative spelling of simar.

Words near simarre in the dictionary

  1. SIMAP
  2. simar
  3. simarouba
  4. simaroubaceous
  5. simaroubas
  6. simarre
  7. simarres
  8. simars
  9. simaruba
  10. simarubaceous
  11. simarubas

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